Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06

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ship, is in the city until after the fair.
DIR. Miller, formerly of Pawnee
Rock, is now with Charley Hooper i'll
the drug store.
Mr.. Greve has re-painted the num-
bers on the postoffice boxes in hand
some and tasty manner.
F. G. Fortman, of Ellinwood,
democratic nominee for Register OF
Deeds, was in town Saturday.
Every precaution will be taken by
the fair Association that no damage
may occur to articles exhibited.
The California fever still RACES.
Several of our young are men talking
of going out to the Golden State in a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Baldwin returned
from summer visit to Pennsylvania,
Saturday evening, having enjoyed
very pleasant visit.
Topeka is said to have sent the
largest G. A. r. delegation to St.
Louis of any Kansas town. Lincoln
Post sent one hundred men.
The American Coursing Club holds
its second annual meeting beginning
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doubt of q large attendance from
abroad.
Some how all the old soldiers who
have returned from St. Louis so far,
are afflicted with hoarsness. We pre-
sumo the reason is that they shouted
too much.
Mr.. d. Keeney, who has been Wis
iting his brother w. H. H. Keeney
of this place, for some time. left Fri
day, for California. He will go to
San Diego.
Some one absconded with a wagon
load of peaches from the farm of Jno.
Frederick, of Cleveland township,
some days ago, and John is now after
them with shot CUR.
Real estate men say that consider
able inquiring in regard to farm land
is being made. This is regarded as a
healthy symptom by those who are
hopeful of great boom next year.
I. T. Flint expects to start back to
Iowa next week. Barton county lost
q good citizen when Mr.. Flint decided
to make his home in Iowa. However
as they say, our loss is Iowa's gain.
A sample of the new 'letter sheet
is on exhibition and for sale at the
post office, They ought to take well
with persons fond Of licking, as they
are to be licked all around before
sealing.
If any one doubts that the fnel
varaties of roses will not do we'll here
they should see those i'll Mrs. j. III
Hubbard's ward. She has some as
fine. roses as we ever saw any time OF
year, any where.
Cal. Viewer and wife came in Sat.
urday evening from the north. They
will remain in Great Bend week OF
ten days and then leave fer California
Mr.. Viewer is feeling much improved
in health and his many friends are
glad to see him.
Harry ID. Brooker came in from
Hutchinson, Friday evening. Ii,
goes To Stafford, Monday, to begir
work on the new school house there
He has the contract for the stone
work The building will be bricl
and cost nearly 81, 900. Stafford
pr,spereth.
One of the inconvenient features o.
having freight and passenger depo
combined is that frequently the pla
form is piled up with boxes, barrels
DC, until the passengers can scarcely
get to the ticket office. At least thi
observation is true when applied t,
the Santa Fe depot at Great Bend.
DR.. Connect has enlarged his offic,
ut Dean d Lutrell's drug store and is
having it newly papered. The i'm
provement in looks is something sur
prising. The doctor has also receiv
ed some elegant life charts which i